SERENE SPOT. The courtyard at the Commons offers a tranquil spot to take a lunch break on Wednesday. (Photo: Sue Wuetcher)
Simpson to present growth plans
President John B. Simpson will meet with Amherst residents Tuesday to present UB's ambitious plans to grow by 40 percent and discuss that growth's potential impact on the regional economy. » Full Story
Panel named in law dean search
The national search for a dean for the UB Law School has begun with the appointment of a search committee that includes representatives from the Law School faculty and student body, as well as from the Western New York legal community and judiciary. » Full Story
June in Buffalo. The annual June in Buffalo festival and conference for emerging composers will take place June 4-10 and feature a faculty that includes three Pulitzer Prize winners.
Moderate drinking lowers heart risk. Women who regularly enjoy an alcoholic drink or two have a significantly lower risk of having a nonfatal heart attack than women who are life-time abstainers, UB epidemiologists have shown.
‘City girl’ goes to the Arctic. Geology student Monica Ridgeway is making some groundbreaking changes this week as she leaves Buffalo for a two-week stint conducting research in the Canadian Arctic.
Gum disease linked to tongue cancer. Researchers at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute have shown for the first time that an association exists between long-standing periodontitis, or gum disease, and risk of tongue cancer.
DNA alterations in genes. UB cancer epidemiologists have identified specific genes that are most likely to become cancer promoters when exposed to a process called DNA promoter hypermethylation.